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IHP Student Assistant Description The “Towards Community-Based Shared Stewardship” project, a collaboration between the
Bentley Historical Library (BHL) and the University of Michigan School of Information and
supported by the U-M Inclusive History Project, seeks to hire one or two graduate student
assistants to support the work of surveying and researching BHL collections with content
documenting, sourced from, or otherwise related to marginalized communities in the State of
Michigan. This work will take place in the fall 2024 and winter 2025 terms. Activities - Identifying collections related to African American communities and other communities ofcolor including immigrants, LGBTQIA+ communities, disability communities, and students from these and related communities.
- Identifying content in collections, or particular collections, that may need to be restricted
- Identifying finding aids for reparative description work
- Identifying and assembling potential contacts or reference organizations within the source communities
Desired Background and Interests - Interest in or experience working with archival collections, as a researcher or as a collections aide; familiarity with subject headings and searching in archival collections
- Interest or experience in working with people and communities
- Skilled in written communication, including outputs like project reports, summaries, and collection assessments
- Comfortable working with google docs, including spreadsheets and word documents; preferably experience with and interest in data visualization
Position - Up to 20 hours per week total (less per student if two students are hired)
- Hourly pay $17/hour
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